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Homage to Bill Brandt

THINKING: Bill Brandt is one of my all-time heroes. Why? Because he developed the whole process of fish-eye, ultra wide-angle photography.

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Nude on Tiles - Photographs Deconstructed (video)

"Nudes Deconstructed" - a short YouTube video discussion of an image.

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Study in water droplets

This is a study in water droplets on flesh. Lighting Diagram Obviously the main concern is safety - mains-powered strobes and water do not mix.

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Jammy Lou on the Path: Photographs Deconstructed (video)

"Nudes Deconstructed" - a short YouTube video discussion of an image.

Height

THINKING: When working with a model both of you have to pay attention to safety. When Freya was sitting on the ladder in this shot I felt comfortable.

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Grids in images

THINKING: When shooting against a strongly defined background like a grid you need to decide how it will feature in your image.

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Athletic figure lighting

The power and wonder of the human form. Lighting Diagram A softbox very hard left provides clear shadowing - and hence modelling of the figure, this lets us see the muscle structure clearly.